Wheel-guard.



L. H. PADDOCK.

WHEEL GUARD. APPLICATION FILED IMLI. I. I9Ia.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

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LILLIE H. PADDYOCK, OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.

WHEEL- GUARD.

v Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 17, 1918.'

Application filed ll/Iarch 1, 1918. Serial No. 219,825.

construct a guard completely inclosing anend of the wheel and having detachable connection with the rim thereof.

Another object of the invention is' to provide a guard including a metallic band adapated to be arranged concentrically ofy the rim of a wheel and to have secured thereto clamps which are adapted to engage a side and under surface of the riin of the wheel. p

A further object of the invention is the novel manner in which the edge-of the wire mesh forming one element of the guard is held from movement during the centrifugal action of the wheel.

The invention consists in the features o i construction, combination and arrangement. of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. in which Figure l is a side elevation of my guard showing it applied to awheel.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on lineB-Bl of Fig. l`

' looking in the direction of the wheel.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectionV through the device. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the clamps. Fig. 6 is a modified form of my invention. Fig. 7 is a modified view showing ithe guard stamped from a single sheet of metal.

In the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a metallic band adapted to encircle the rim 2 of a wheel 3 when in applied position. The inner peripheral surface of the band 1 has secured thereto in any suitable manner the edge portion 4 of a cover 5. the latter being made of wire mesh or other foraminous Y material with the view of decreasing theY weight of the guard asa whole and to allow the proper ventilation.

Hinged to the outer peripheral'surface of Copies of this lpatent may be obtained for the band asy indicatedk Vat 6 are UV-shaped clamps 7 arranged to engage one side of and the under'surfaceof the rim ofthe wheel.

From this arrangement it will be seen tha the guard will be effectively held upon the rim of the wheel and the edge portion of the covering tightly held between the rim of a wheel and-the inner surfaceof the band;

In Fig. 6 I have shown a slight niodificaf tion in which the inner peripheral surface of the band is recessed as shownat. 8 so as to receive the 4edge portions of the cover. The

cover 5 is shown bowed iii an outward direc' y tion so'that the saine will resiliently accomiiiodate any inwardv pressure that may be caused by the. guard coming into contact4 with foreign bodies. To reduce the cost of the guard as a whole, the same can be readily stamped from sheet metal as shown in Fig. 7.

In this particular instance the bulged poi'- tion 9V of the guard contacting with one side of the rim of the wheel limits the movement of the annular portion 10 over the oiiter -peripheral surface of the rim so that the clamp 11 may properly engage with the wheel.

lVhat I claim is; v

l. In combination with the rim of a wheel.,

a guard encircling the rim of the wheel and inclosing theside thereof,l and fastening means pivotallv secured to the guard and enf` l A gag-ing the rim of the wheel. Y

2. In combination with a wheel, a band encircling the rim thereof, a wirecover linclosing one side of the wheel and having a portion" arranged between the band and the Y wheel rim, and means for clamping'the band to thevwheel rim. i I

3. Iiicoinbination with a wheel, a band encircling the wheel rim a cup-shaped foiaminous cover lia-ving its edge portion secured to the inner peripheral.surface of said band, a substantially U-shaped clamp hinged to the outer peripheral surface of the band `and adapted to engage one side and the un-V der-surface of the wheel rim.

ioo l vIn testimony whereof I affix my signature y in presence of two witnesses. Y

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'VVitnessesz i l i Y" Y IRENE OBRiiiN, R. M. Rrssnn.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of. Patents,

` Washington, D. C. 

